The block division for this year’s G1 Climax has been announced on the heels of the 20-man cast being revealed.
Block A:
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi
2. Togi Makabe
3. Yuji Nagata
4. Tetsuya Naito
5. Giant Bernard
6. Toru Yano
7. Yujiro Takahashi
8. Hideo Saito
9. Lance Archer
10. Yoshihiro Takayama
Block B:
1. Hirooki Goto
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
3. Wataru Inoue
4. Karl Anderson
5. Shinsuke Nakamura
6. Satoshi Kojima
7. Minoru Suzuki
8. MVP
9. Strong Man
10. La Sombra
And here are the lineups. Match order is undetermined.
NJPW, 8/1/11 (WPW/PPV)
Fukuoka International Center
1. G1 Climax – Block A: Giant Bernard vs. Hideo Saito
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Lance Archer
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito vs. Yujiro Takahashi
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuji Nagata
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue vs. La Sombra
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima vs. Minoru Suzuki
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. MVP
NJPW, 8/2/11 (Samurai! TV)
Fukuoka International Center
1. G1 Climax – Block A: Lance Archer vs. Hideo Saito
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Giant Bernard vs. Yujiro Takahashi
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Tetsuya Naito
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Toru Yano
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue vs. Strong Man
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. La Sombra
8. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP vs. Minoru Suzuki
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW, 8/5/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. G1 Climax – Block A: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Hideo Saito
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Giant Bernard vs. Lance Archer
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Toru Yano
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Tetsuya Naito
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Strong Man vs. La Sombra
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. Minoru Suzuki
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue vs. MVP
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Satoshi Kojima
NJPW, 8/6/11 (J SPORTS)
Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
1. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito vs. Toru Yano
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Yujiro Takahashi
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Hideo Saito
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Giant Bernard vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Lance Archer
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. Strong Man
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. La Sombra
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Minoru Suzuki
NJPW, 8/7/11 (J SPORTS)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
1. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano vs. Yujiro Takahashi
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Hideo Saito vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Giant Bernard
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Togi Makabe
5. G1 Climax – Block B: La Sombra vs. Minoru Suzuki
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Strong Man vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima vs. MVP
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Wataru Inoue
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Karl Anderson
NJPW, 8/8/11 (J SPORTS)
Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium
1. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito vs. Lance Archer
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hideo Saito
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Yuji Nagata
5. G1 Climax – Block B: La Sombra vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima vs. Strong Man
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue vs. Karl Anderson
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. MVP
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Minoru Suzuki
NJPW, 8/10/11 (Samurai! TV)
Yoyogi National Stadium Gymnasium #2
1. G1 Climax – Block A: Yujiro Takahashi vs. Lance Archer
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano vs. Hideo Saito
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Giant Bernard
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Satoshi Kojima vs. La Sombra
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue vs. Minoru Suzuki
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Strong Man
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. MVP
NJPW, 8/11/11 (Samurai! TV)
Yoyogi National Stadium Gymnasium #2
1. G1 Climax – Block A: Toru Yano vs. Lance Archer
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito vs. Hideo Saito
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Giant Bernard
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yujiro Takahashi
6. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP vs. Strong Man
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. Satoshi Kojima
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. La Sombra
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Wataru Inoue
NJPW, 8/13/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. G1 Climax – Block A: Tetsuya Naito vs. Giant Bernard
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Lance Archer
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Toru Yano
5. G1 Climax – Block B: Strong Man vs. Minoru Suzuki
6. G1 Climax – Block B: MVP vs. La Sombra
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Wataru Inoue vs. Satoshi Kojima
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Karl Anderson
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
NJPW, 8/14/11 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
1. G1 Climax – Block A: Lance Archer vs. Yoshihiro Takayama
2. G1 Climax – Block A: Giant Bernard vs. Toru Yano
3. G1 Climax – Block A: Yuji Nagata vs. Hideo Saito
4. G1 Climax – Block A: Togi Makabe vs. Yujiro Takahashi
5. G1 Climax – Block A: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito
6. G1 Climax – Block B: Karl Anderson vs. MVP
7. G1 Climax – Block B: Hirooki Goto vs. Strong Man
8. G1 Climax – Block B: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Satoshi Kojima
9. G1 Climax – Block B: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Minoru Suzuki
10. G1 Climax – Final: Block A 1st place vs. Block B 1st place